Crystal Palace have reportedly made a £16m bid for Lille defender Ibrahim Amadou.

The Eagles are expected to be active in the January transfer window, and manager Roy Hodgson admitted this week that Palace could be forced to reconsider their transfer strategy for the month, following injuries to Scott Dann and Jason Puncheon.

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Both the defender and midfielder are set to miss the rest of the season with knee ligament injuries, and with Mamadou Sakho still out with a calf injury, the Eagles now find themselves potentially looking for another centre back.